Illinois football grabs national spotlight as FOX's 'Big Noon' show visits Champaign

The Illini and Hoosiers' meeting is the biggest in series history – we know. But the season isn't over for the loser.

For the first time in history, the Ivy champion will advance to the FCS playoffs with an automatic berth. Coaches and players have long pushed for this change, noting that past Ivy teams could have made deep postseason runs but were denied the chance.

Blackledge doesn’t have catchphrases or shtick, and he keeps a pretty even keel. When you’re one of the best college football analysts on TV, you don’t need any of that.